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Mechanical Insulation:
The Forgotten Technology
May 25, 2010
High-Performance Insulation: Increasing Energy Efficiency, Protecting
the Environment, Creating Jobs, and Stimulating our Economy
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May 25, 2010
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Hot Flashes, Cold Spots & Excess Gas
Mechanical Insulation,
The Forgotten Technology, Can Help
An Unprecedented Alliance
May 2009
National Insulation Association and International
Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers
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With the changes in our nation’s capital and the economy, NIA and the International recognize an unprecedented opportunity to help our nation move toward energy efficiency and independence, protecting the environment, and job creation/preservation.
Defining Mechanical Insulation
MECHANICAL INSULATION
encompasses all thermal,
acoustical, and personnel and life
safety requirements in Industrial
and Commercial Building
applications:
> Mechanical piping and equipment,
hot and cold applications
> Heating, Ventilation & Air
Conditioning (HVAC) applications
> Refrigeration and other low -
temperature piping and equipment
applications
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Mechanical Insulation
Saving Energy, Protecting the Environment, Creating Jobs
Industrial Market
Government Sector
Commercial Market
Private Sector
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Mechanical Insulation
Industry Segments
Commercial, HVAC & Industrial
SchoolsEducation Sector
HospitalsHealthcare Sector
Multi-Family Residences Manufacturing
Power & Process Industries
Petroleum Industry
Office Buildings
Retail & Wholesale Industry
District Heating
Pulp & Paper Industry
Entertainment IndustryChemical Industry
Food Processing
OEM, Marine, Cryogenic, Refractory, Metal Building 6
The Importance of Insulation
Mechanical insulation is the “RodneyDangerfield” of energy conservation, emission reduction, job creation, and
many other initiatives!
“No respect” for the potential benefits of mechanical insulation
or the potential Return on Investment (ROI)
Mechanical insulation is the “Forgotten Technology”
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Mechanical insulation is the
“Forgotten Technology”
The thickness of mechanical insulation has not substantially changed in 20 years
10-30% of all mechanical insulation is missing or damaged within 1-3 years of initial installation
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Commercial Sector
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Pipe Insulation
HVAC Insulation
ASHRAE 90.1 History
These are examples of normal occurrences
350⁰ F Un-insulated pipe Ice forming due to improper
design, installation & maintenance
Mechanical insulation is the
“Forgotten Technology”
The thickness of mechanical insulation has not substantially changed in 20 years
10-30% of all mechanical insulation is missing or damaged within 1-3 years of initial installation
Computer modeling programs for buildings do not include specific modifications to adjust for increased mechanical insulation
In a 4-year mechanical engineering program, less than 1 hour is spent on thermal insulation
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WHY IS INSULATION THE FORGOTTEN
TECHNOLOGY?
– Reduced knowledge base has led to
underutilization and insulation systems being
applied but rarely ―engineered‖
– No gauges
– No monitoring
– No computer chip
– Insulation is normally part of larger
mechanical contract – ―value engineered‖
The benefits are instantaneous,
but invisible and taken for granted 12
Putting The Power of Insulation to Work
WHY INSULATE?
1. Reduce energy cost
2. Reduce polluting emissions
3. Control condensation, mold &
Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI)
4. Provide workplace safety and life safety
5. Improve work environment
6. Improve process control
7. Use with sustainable design initiatives
8. Improve facility life-cycle costs
9. Provide exceptional Return on Investment (ROI)13
Capitol Hill Likes Numbers
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Mechanical Insulation Opportunity/Potential
SourceEnergySavingsBillions
$/yr
CO₂ Reduction
BillionLbs/yr
ROI/20 yrsJobs
Created/Preserved
Industrial Maintenance $ 3.6 83.5 94.5% 27,567
Regulatory Changes:
Pipe Market $ .3 3.3 22.5% 2,000
HVAC Market $ .9 9.6 9.7% 60,000
Other, To Be Determined TBD TBD TBD TBD
Total $ 4.8 96.4 9.7 - 94.5% 89,000
These estimates do not include commercial retrofit, upgrading of insulation values or thicknesses in existing commercial or industrial
facilities, or other specialty applications 15
What do those numbers really
mean?Energy savings of $4.8 billion per year equates to:
• 45 billion kWh of electricity, enough to power 4.2 million households for a year and equivalent to annual output from 10,300 wind turbines
• 82 million barrels of oil, enough to fill about 41 supertankers
• 19 million tons of coal, enough to fill 190,000 railcars
• 480,000,000,000,000 Btus (0.48 quadrillion Btus) of primary energy— or 1.83 days of energy consumption for the entire United States
Mechanical Insulation Opportunity/Potential 16
What do those numbers really
mean?43 MMTCO2 of CO2 reduction per year equates to:
• Adding 1.9 billion mature trees (4.3 million acres of new forest, an area the size of Connecticut and Delaware combined)
• Removing 7.9 million cars from the roads, about 3% of 254 million cars registered in the United States
• Installing 730 million compact fluorescent light bulbs, equivalent to 2.3 light bulbs for every man, woman, and child in the United States
Mechanical Insulation Opportunity/Potential 17
Richard Newell, SAIS, December 14, 2009
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1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035
Non-fossil energy use grows rapidly, but fossil fuels still
provide 78 percent of total energy use in 2035
quadrillion Btu
Coal
Liquid fuels
Natural gas
ProjectionsHistory
Nuclear
Liquid biofuels
Renewables (excluding liquid biofuels)
Source: Annual Energy Outlook 2010
Source:
The McKinsey Quarterly, 05 2007
A Cost Curve for Greenhouse Gas
ReductionEnkvist, Naucler, Rosander
Mechanical Insulation
The Forgotten Technology
May 25, 2010
Current Initiatives – How you can help
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H.R. 4296111th Congress, 1st Session
In The House of RepresentativesDecember 11, 2009
Introduced by Rep. Deborah Halvorson & approaching 50 co-sponsors
Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2009
- Tax Deduction – Percent of Energy Saved -
Encourage the use of mechanical insulation for
going beyond the minimums in new construction &
retrofit applications
Encourage increased maintenance of mechanical
insulation systems
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Commercial & Industrial Markets
New Construction - Retrofits - Maintenance
S. 3079111th Congress, 2nd Session
In The Senate of the United StatesMarch 4, 2010
Introduced by Senators Merkley, Pryor, Brown of Ohio, Stabenow, Sanders & Cardin
Building Star Energy Act of 2010• Fast-acting, short-term program of rebates to create hundreds of
thousands of jobs retrofitting commercial and multi-family buildings in
2010 - 2011, including Mechanical Insulation
• Building STAR is the product of a wide consultation among members of
Rebuilding America, a coalition of more than 60 business, real estate,
financial, labor, consumer, and advocacy organizations, and a broad
range of outside technical experts and other groups and entities
• Building STAR has two components
– Federal rebates for specific energy efficiency enhancements
– Qualified Loan Program
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Commercial & Multi-Family Retrofit Markets
Estimated to Create 200,000 Jobs
Obtain Financial Support for an aggressive multi-year
campaign
111th CONGRESS
Rep. Halvorson (D-Ill), submitted Amendment to H.R. 2454 – Section 275
(Climate Bill – “Cap & Trade”
Industrial Energy Efficiency Education and Training Initiative
(d) Authorization of Appropriations – There are authorized to be
appropriated $ 3,500,00 for each of the fiscal years 2Br010 through 2014
to carry out this section. The Secretary may enter into a cooperative
agreement, including grant funding, with an industry association and
union working collaboratively and having expertise on the installation,
maintenance, measure of efficiencies and standards, and certification of
mechanical insulation in buildings and facilities.24
DOE Work Plan Major Areas:
Data Development (Industrial & Commercial Segments) Education & Awareness (Webinars, Videos, Communication
Materials & Lecture Programs)
Initial development of marketing & advertising actvities
Obtain Financial Support for an aggressive multi-year
campaign
111th CONGRESS
Rep. Halvorson (D-Ill), submitted Amendment to H.R. 2454 – Section 275
(Climate Bill – “Cap & Trade”
Industrial Energy Efficiency Education and Training Initiative
(d) Authorization of Appropriations – There are authorized to be
appropriated $ 3,500,00 for each of the fiscal years 2Br010 through 2014
to carry out this section. The Secretary may enter into a cooperative
agreement, including grant funding, with an industry association and
union working collaboratively and having expertise on the installation,
maintenance, measure of efficiencies and standards, and certification of
mechanical insulation in buildings and facilities.25
We have a pending request before the
Appropriations Committees to provide
$3.5 Million in FY 2011
If you are not a supporter of H.R. 4296,
S. 3079, and our National Education Campaign,
please consider lending your support
-------------------------------The energy, environmental, job creation, and beneficial impact to our
economy related to the increased use and maintenance of mechanical
insulation in Commercial Building & Industrial Applications has been
overlooked for decades – that needs to change. When better to start than now?
Your help in creating and supporting Federal Policy and
incentives for increased education and awareness
programs, use and maintenance of mechanical insulation
systems is needed – you can make a difference
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Mechanical Insulation:
The Forgotten Technology
High-Performance Insulation: Increasing Energy Efficiency, Protecting
the Environment, Creating Jobs, and Stimulating our Economy
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